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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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